Love Began with the First Meeting

Brian didn't respond to him immediately. He finished frying the egg and placed it onto the plate with the other one. Carrying the plate with a fork out of the kitchen, he lay the plate down in front of Evelyn. She was already pouting and losing her patience. "All right. Here are your fried eggs. Enjoy them. I have to speak with your Uncle Eric now," Brian said and gave his daughter a kiss on the forehead. "It's okay, Dad. I'll keep Evelyn company. Go and speak with Uncle Eric," Charlie said. He put down the puzzle in his hands and walked over to Evelyn.

Brian nodded to his son and then went toward the study. While walking, he said on the phone, "I have no opinion about that. The point is what you think or what you will do." After taking a short pause, he continued, "It seems that the Tang Family and the Lu Family are about to break up because of a woman. If we take advantage of that, maybe there will be a good chance."

With a smile at the corners of his mouth, Eric said, "Brian, you always know what I am thinking."

"My understanding won't help," Brian said while his sight deepened. "Yates Tang has kept a low profile for so many years, but now he has changed because of a woman. He's doomed. I'm afraid that this is the calm before the storm."

"Hmm," Eric said slowly while withdrawing his sight from outside the car window. "Even Edgar Gu has seen through all this. I think it's urgent to solve the problem as soon as possible."

A faint smile formed at the corners of Brian's mouth. "Those people in the National Congress will have a headache," he said.

"Hmm, their interests are involved. Although it seems that the Long Family gathers them together due to our cohesive force, everybody knows how many of them have been bribed by the four big families." Eric always behaved in a somewhat childish way in front of Brian. This happened again when he said, "If I make a concession again this time, maybe those old men will get up to little tricks on the sly."

Brian's deep gaze stared ahead. He said thoughtfully, "Hmm. Let's talk about it in detail when I arrive tomorrow." After glancing at his watch, he added, "I'm going to pick up Molly."

"Okay," Eric said and then hung up the phone. At the same time, the car was passing by Central Square. The big screen there reported the news about the important policies of the National Congress. Of course, the information that was being reported was only what could be revealed to the general public.

When the car pulled up in the parking lot of Empire Hotel, Eric got out of the car. By the exclusive elevator for VVIPs, he went directly to the private room that Lenny had booked for him. Edgar and Maggie were already in the room, waiting. As soon as they saw Eric come in, they stopped talking.

"The dinner can be served now," Eric told Lenny. Then he sat down opposite Edgar and Maggie. However, his gaze fell on the face of Maggie rather than on Edgar.

When she met Eric's eyes, Maggie looked away. Perhaps she felt embarrassed and ashamed for what had happened in A City last time, and that was why she tried to avoid Eric's intense gaze. The corners of her mouth twitched slightly. She thought to herself, 'If I took a photo of you now and posted it on Facebook, I wonder what the citizens would think when they find how silly their ruler really is.'

Eric could see that Maggie was thinking about something and his gaze deepened. However, this only lasted a few seconds, and then he began to converse with Edgar.

While they dined, Maggie was able to follow their conversation at the beginning. However, as the discussion progressed, their words increasingly become obscure, and by the end, Maggie had no idea what they were talking about. Nevertheless, she managed to work out that it had something to do with the exercise after the new year.

It would be different from any exercise that they had previously had. This exercise would not have any instruction or any planning. Also, neither party would know what emergency they would be facing. The exercise would also be taking place over a vast range. It would not only cover forests but also extend to the cities. The exercise was supposed to simulate a foreign force launching a surprise attack. The place for the attack would be A City.

Maggie didn't know why A City was the chosen place of attack. She thought maybe because Brian was in A City. If that were the case, then both parties would occupy certain advantageous positions while being exposed in each other's sight, so they could effectively cover themselves or the other party.

Edgar and Eric continued to discuss the exercise while drinking. Maggie wasn't able to get a word in their conversation. She could do nothing but shut her mouth with food, so she wouldn't need to speak. Of course, she didn't even know how to interrupt them since their words were so obscure.

The two men reached an agreement on many things during the dinner. Maggie thought that probably had something to do with the drinking culture of Eastern people. Somehow while they drank, it opened up the channels to a conversation and doing deals as well as closing them. During this period of time, they could discuss anything that would normally be inappropriate in other occasions. It was quite acceptable to do this during the drinking time with a nice dinner.

She was right in thinking this way, but not completely right. The meeting between Eric and Edgar wasn't a secret, but they couldn't let anybody else know what they were discussing. Therefore, it was improper for them to meet and talk at the Royal Garden or the National Congress. While talking in a hotel, they had to cover up to a certain extent. Both Eric and Edgar thought much and deep at present, but only the two of them knew what they were thinking about.

The dinner didn't last for very long with Eric. Edgar and Maggie left the hotel and arrived at the Royal Garden by ten o'clock. Edgar had suppressed his sensual passion for several days. Now that they were alone and his young and beautiful wife was in his arms, he would by no means miss the opportunity. Therefore, he kissed every inch of Maggie's body. When he finally felt satisfied, it was the dawn of the next day. A new day was being born on Dragon Island.

Due to Edgar's incredible physical strength and stamina, Maggie was too exhausted even to open her eyes. She felt tired once she moved a little. In this way, she fell asleep. Edgar only took a quick nap to have a rest. When the first glimmer of sunlight penetrated the thick clouds from the east, he opened his eyes slowly. He glanced at Maggie, who was sleeping soundly by his side. Then he carefully slid out of bed and put his clothes on quietly. He left the Royal Garden and drove to the National Congress.

It was nearly three o'clock in the afternoon when Maggie finally woke up. She felt like her body had been run over by a train and she didn't want to move at all, but her stomach kept growling in hunger. ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐